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Chelsea lose 5th game on the bounce as Brighton run riot

Brighton v Chelsea

2025-26 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

, 50 PTS

3

FT

Chelsea

13-9-12, 48 PTS

0

Ferdi Kadioglu - 3'

Jack Hinshelwood - 56'

Danny Welbeck - 90'+1'

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Match Formations

4-2-3-14-4-1-1

1Verbruggen

24Kadioglu

21Boscagli

6van Hecke

27Wieffer

17Baleba

30Groß

22Mitoma

13Hinshelwood

11Minteh

10Rutter

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No.Name

1Bart Verbruggen

21Olivier Boscagli

6Jan Paul van Hecke

24Ferdi Kadioglu

27Mats Wieffer34Joël Veltman

13Jack Hinshelwood33Matt O'Riley

17Carlos Baleba

30Pascal Groß

10Georginio Rutter18Danny Welbeck

22Kaoru Mitoma26Yasin Ayari

11Yankuba Minteh29Maxim De Cuyper

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Substitutes

3Igor Julio

19Charalambos Kostoulas

23Jason Steele

5Lewis Dunk

Game Information

American Express Stadium

12:00 PM, 21 April 2026

Falmer, England

1:52

Rosenior feels Chelsea owners are '100% supportive' of him and the team

## Chelsea routed by Brighton; worst run since 1912

Chelsea have now lost five straight league games without scoring a goal for the first time since 1912 after a 3-0 defeat to Brighton.Apr 21, 2026, 02:01 pm - ESPN News Services

Match Timeline

Brighton & Hove Albion

Chelsea

KO

3

45+1

HT

45

45

56

58

72

73

77

82

83

90+1

90+2

90+2

FT

Match Commentary

-Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0.

90'+5'Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Chelsea 0.

90'+4'Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Match Stats

BHACHE

Possession

53.7%

46.3%

Shots on Goal

9

0

Shot Attempts

15

6

Yellow Cards

1

1

Corner Kicks

6

5

Saves

0

4

English Premier League Table

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Team GP W D L GD P

Arsenal 33 21 7 5 +37 70

Manchester City 32 20 7 5 +36 67

Manchester United 33 16 10 7 +13 58

Aston Villa 33 17 7 9 +6 58

Liverpool 33 16 7 10 +11 55

Brighton & Hove Albion 34 13 11 10 +9 50

Chelsea 34 13 9 12 +8 48

Brentford 33 13 9 11 +4 48

AFC Bournemouth 33 11 15 7 0 48

Everton 33 13 8 12 +1 47

Sunderland 33 12 10 11 -4 46

Fulham 33 13 6 14 -3 45

Crystal Palace 32 11 10 11 -1 43

Newcastle United 33 12 6 15 -3 42

Leeds United 33 9 12 12 -7 39

Nottingham Forest 33 9 9 15 -9 36

West Ham United 33 8 9 16 -17 33

Tottenham Hotspur 33 7 10 16 -11 31

Burnley 33 4 8 21 -33 20

Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 3 8 22 -37 17

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Premier League News

## Chelsea routed by Brighton, now on worst run since 1912

Chelsea have now lost five straight league games without scoring a goal for the first time since 1912 after a 3-0 defeat to Brighton.

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## Cole Palmer, João Pedro miss Chelsea-Brighton with injuries

Chelsea winger Cole Palmer and forward João Pedro missed the team's Premier League game against Brighton on Tuesday because of lingering injuries, manager Liam Rosenior said.

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